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Namibia

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Place nameNamibia
Other namesRepublic of Namibia, Namíbia, Namibie, NAM, NA, ISO516, WA00, South West Africa, South-West Africa, Suidwes-Afrika, Deutsch-Südwestafrika, German South West Africa, German Southwest Africa, Namibian
Latitude-22
Longitude17
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names

Overview

Area was originally inhabited by San Bushmen & Khoikhoi people; Namib desert was barrier to settlement; Portuguese landed in region 1486; wars between native Herreros & Hottentots occurred; annexed by Germany late 19th cen.; captured in WW I by S Africa; official language is English, though Afrikaans, German & several indigenous languages are also spoken.
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Location
5 km
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